FAQ

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Question:  Dr. Manison, I have sometimes heard that there is an increased risk of stroke with chiropractic manipulation.  Is there any truth to this?

Answer:  This is a great question that has remained truly  unanswered until now.  In February, 2008, a conclusive study was published in Spine (a medical journal, not a chiropractic journal) that basically put this issue to rest.  It involved 109 million case studies over a 9 year period.  The verdict is clear:  Chiropractic manipulation is safe and does not increase your risk for stroke any more than care from your primary care doctor.  Being that chiropractic care is safe, effective, and more conservative than most forms of medical intervention for neck pain, headaches, etc..., you should consider chiropractic care at the top of your list for such issues. Please follow the link below to see the abstract on pubmed for this study.

Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care: Results of a Population-based Case-control and Case-crossover Study.